Friday, February 15, 2013

BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz! (Now with 20% more gender and cultural bias!)

Whew, thank Lob it's nearly the weekend! I'll tell you what, running a blog just doesn't get any easier. First there's the typing of the words, then there's the clicking of the "Post" button, and then there's the not really having to do anything after that...unless I get an email, at which point the entire day is shot. Here's an example of the sorts of emails I receive, just so you know what I'm dealing with:

Anyway, they're giving me $10,000 in travel expenses, so in the end it actually worked out pretty well and I'm looking forward to the trip--though hopefully I don't get hit by a meteor like that one that blew up over Siberia:

Russian experts believe the blast was caused by a 10-ton meteor known as a bolide, which created a powerful shock wave when it reached the Earth’s atmosphere, the Russian Academy of Sciences said in a statement. Scientists believe the bolide exploded and evaporated at a height of about 20 to 30 miles above the Earth’s surface, but that small fragments — meteorites — may have reached the ground, the statement said.

Could be, but they shouldn't rule out the possibility it was simply a Russian driver:

Frighteningly, many of these drivers immigrate to Brooklyn, which explains about two-thirds of the collisions you read about on Streetsblog.

Basically the New York Times guy tried to take a Telsa electric car on a road trip and got stranded when the car ran out of juice. He says it was because the Tesla sucks and their technicians gave him bad advice, whereas the Tesla guy says he's full of crap and that the reviewer drove the car around in circles to sabotage the test. Either way, I found it entertaining reading, and perhaps Tesla should start shipping their cars with folding bikes in the trunk. (In an electric car future, folding bikes will be the new jumper cables in that everyone will have them in their trunk but almost nobody will know how to use them.)

Lastly, commenter "CommieCanuk" sent me this interview from mainstream American television:

The sorts of people who comment in Cyclingnews forums will no doubt be compelled to point out inaccuracies, but if you're not among the terminally retentive (which is very unlikely if you're a cycling fan) you should find it humorous.

And now, I'm pleased to present you with a quiz. As always, study the item, think, and click on your answer. If you're right that's fantastic, and if you're wrong you'll see a flying recumbent.

Thanks very much for reading, ride safe, and watch out for meteors.

--Wildcat Rock Machine

(Zabriskie attempts to accentuate his individuality by wearing lip hair.)

1) "Do you want to stand out in the peloton? Accentuate your individuality? Enhance the shape of your muscles?" If so, be sure to:

There's no bonus question because sometimes life doesn't give you bonuses. You know, back in my day there was no "Kindling," and a fathering magazine just meant when daddy beat you with a rolled-up copy of "Newsweek." Granted that never happened to me, though I did once get a pretty nasty paper cut from a copy of "BMX Plus!" But that's not the point. The point is there's no bonus question. However, feel free to watch a Dutch person ride to the dentist:

There should be a law where only interesting people like the guy the the Dos Equis ads should be allowed to buy GoPro cameras. I bet his trip to the dentist involved at least three 'splosions and one meteor.

Snob:Do you know when your book tour begins? I assume you'll be in Madison and Chicago, not that I'm stalking or anything. Just wondering, making plans, ya know.I imagine you'll be traveling by private jet but if that doesn't work out I see that Bret Michels and Queensryche are touring this spring, maybe you can ride on the rock star bus.

Last comment for awhile.The Mrs. and I had a nice time at the supper club last night. They had those little plastic swords in primary colors for food spears.Attention to detail is what makes a quality experience.

Spent a few days in NYC during the snow; could that Russian video be in fact Hudson Street? Jeepers...angry driving clueless fookers, and those were just the salmon. Many coppers parked in the bike lanes; you weren't kidding! And to take them out (the lanes) - what a mistake that'd be.

I gave my drooling smile to everyone I passed and only a few people talked about my mother.

Apparently, the reason there are so many dashboard-camera videos of the bolide is that Russians want to document the various road-rage incidents, insurance scam crashes, and so on, just to defend themselves in court.

"In Your Eyes" is a song about a real relationship. Peter wrote it during his long romance with actress Rosanna Arquette*. It was a relationship that was difficult, complicated, heartfelt and passionate. The way Peter sums up the complex emotions involved in a serious adult relationship are nothing short of poetic. In just those four lines, he sums up the modern man's struggle to put aside the conventions that men need to be strong and reserved, which conflicts with their desire to show true emotions to the women they love. At sixteen, I knew I couldn't do this yet, but the song made me want to. That's the great power of music - it can inspire us to do more, be more.

Babble On,Too late. I ran to the window to see what the bright light was, and it turned out to be another bunch of Russian cars getting struck by lightning, or power lines, or each other, or something. Just stay away from my commute, that's all I ask...

That Russian driving video was fucking scary. I sat here with my mouth open alternately sobbing from the fear, scathing from the stupidity and more or less yelling "holy fuck" the whole time. Thankfully it is Long Weekend Friday Afternoon up here in America's Muscletard and the office is empty so no one was around to hear my shame.

That is funny, CD. My dating life has always been kind of feast or famine & I guess this was during a prolonged period of famine. After that experience, I decided to chill the fuck out and let things unfold on their own.

"The sorts of people who comment in Cyclingnews forums"... well I am just a junior member, as trawling the CN forums has been only mildly less painful than being on OKCupid in terms of being overhwelmed by sociopaths with an inflated sense of ego-worthiness and limited tolerance for deviation of opinion...Frilly, I find it hard to believe you need to resort to online dating, but perhaps you are trying the BSNYC comments board as an alternative.

With the way things have been going for NYC, I wouldn't have been surprised if that meteor had landed there.Crosspalms: regarding your cologne mishap in high school, my wife teaches at a high school here and says global warming is caused by Axe spray cologne.Little chilly out, safe ride home.

From wiki: On January 12, 2008 12 year old Daniel Hurley from Derbyshire, England died in a hospital five days after collapsing at his home. The medical coroner ruled that he had suffered from cardiac arrhythmia and died from heart failure as a result of spraying large amounts of Axe in a confined space.[37][38] Videos on social networking sites depicted teens lighting themselves on fire. The trend resulted in multiple injuries.[39] In response to the possible safety concerns,[citation needed] the company created two ads, one against the use of Axe as an inhalant, and the other warning of its flammability.[40]

The European Union has tabled legislation to ban certain ingredients in perfumes because they are volatile compounds. Many of the established perfumeries are complaining that they will be out of business. And Channel No 5 will be no more.

Your imaginary video from "Dutchland" had to have been with CGI. Whoever made this up, left out all the "reality events" that happen to cyclists. I never once saw a car trying do drive in the bike lane. Not one cyclist got doused with "mystery liquid" from a passing car. And the cyclist themselves....Not once did I see a rider curse out a pedestrian (or better yet, run one down. The worst mistake was that nobody yelled "ON YOUR LEFT" when passing..

I couldnt have been more shocked by that Dutch video if it had been dead bodies piled along side the road there by which must have been a trainstation? Unvelieveable! And the thumbs down for the disorientated pedestrians and wrongway Uncle Sammies! Hilarious: best bonus since the triathalon smash up derby: ) (i dididnt see one incident with a car?)

Atif, Daniyal, and Omar...Take yer Sunny Forex Pasting Porn Jobs and GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE... unless you can solve Anon 1:31PMs mystery and find their disposable vagina which, at last report, was last seen at the corner of Smith St. and Atlantic in the possession of a man with a Sealing Wax Emporium bag in his bike basket. Find that vagina and you will be WELCOME here...sorta.

Oh yeah, call your local Cardinal and tell him to vote for Babble For Pope-stress. NOW GET AFTER IT!

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While I love cycling and embrace it in all its forms, I'm also extremely critical. So I present to you my venting for your amusement and betterment. No offense meant to the critiqued. Always keep riding!